Manchester City set for 65-mn pounds Ribery swoopOctober 10th, 2009 LONDON - English Premier League big spenders Manchester City will go all out to make a stunning bid for Bayern Munich's star Franck Ribery. The offer for Ribery would be of 65 million pounds, The Sun reports.
Abramovich to fly to Germany to buy Ribery for 40 m poundsAugust 11th, 2009 LONDON - After talks with Bayern Munich general manager Uli Hoeness last weekend, Chelsea FC's Russian billionaire owner Roman Abramovich will fly to Germany to make a 40-million-pound bid for winger Franck Ribery, The Sun reports. Abramovich has made it clear that he is willing to pay the most ever by a British club to get Ribery.
Man U to make 35 m pound bid for RiberyJuly 31st, 2009 LONDON - Manchester United is ready to secure the services of French winger Franck Ribery for a playing fee of 35 million pounds. The Premier League champions, however, will wait for a fortnight before weighing in so that a clause in Ribery's Bayern Munich contract is active, reports The Sun.
Ferguson stuns Man U fans, no more signings this summerJuly 14th, 2009 LONDON - Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has stunned the Red Devils fans by saying that there would be no further signings at Old Trafford this summer. Fergie still has the 60 million pounds that they had acquired from the sale of Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid, and after losing loaned striker Carlos Tevez to Manchester City, many fans were looking forward for a big-money capture.
Cristiano Ronaldo welcomed to Madrid by 85,000 fansJuly 7th, 2009 MADRID - About 85,000 Real Madrid fans packed the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu late Monday night to welcome Cristiano Ronaldo, the largest such gathering in the history of Spanish football. Real president Florentino Perez - who has paid Manchester United a record 94 million euro ($131.45 million) for Ronaldo - introduced the Portuguese winger as "one of the chosen few".
Real Madrid's 55 million pounds bid for Franck RiberyJuly 5th, 2009 MADRID - Spanish football giant Real Madrid's astonishing summer of transfer window continued with a 55 million pounds offer for Bayern Munich mid-fielder Franck Ribery. The Los Galacticos have offered Dutch stars Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder in exchange for Ribery, which amounts to 40 million pounds.
Silva next target for Real MadridJuly 2nd, 2009 MADRID - David Silva is the next target for profligate Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, according to sports papers Marca and AS Thursday. Marca claims that Perez is prepared to spend up to 25 million euros (35.21 million dollars) on the Valencia forward, who hardly played for Spain in the Confederations Cup because of muscle problems.
Bayern ready to double Ribery's salaryJune 26th, 2009 PARIS - Bayern Munich are ready to double Franck Ribery's salary to eight million euros (11.2 million dollars) in an effort to make the French winger stay in the wake of interest from several teams led by Real Madrid. French sports daily L'Equipe reported Friday that Munich were set to make Ribery the best-played man in Bundesliga history.
Barcelona planning to make 35 million pounds bid for RobinhoJune 18th, 2009 BARCELONA - Spanish football giants Barcelona are poised to make a 35 million pounds bid for Manchester City winger Robinho. The Champions League winners have chosen the Brazilian star as their second option if they fail to grab on Bayern Munich midfielder Franck Ribery.
Man U's Fergie could have signed French star Ribery for freeJune 17th, 2009 LONDON - Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson could have signed French star Franck Ribery for nothing four years ago. Now, Ribery, who plays for Bayern Munich, commands a price that is as good, if not better than the 80-million pounds Manchester United will get for Portuguese winger Ronaldo, who moves to Real Madrid.
Zidane wants Ribery to join Real Madrid not Man UJune 15th, 2009 LONDON - Former French football captain Zinedine Zidane is trying to convince Franck Ribery to snub Manchester United and join Real Madrid. French legend Zidane is working as an adviser to Bernabeu president Florentino Perez and aims to help the Spanish giants capture Bayern Munich star Ribery for around 56 million pounds.adrid has already landed Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka for 136 million pounds and is also trying to bag striker David Villa from Valencia for 40 million pounds.
Bayern Munich tell Ferguson he must give 'crazy' offer to bag RiberyJune 13th, 2009 LONDON - Bayern Munich have told Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson that he must 'go crazy' to sign Franck Ribery. The German giants have slapped a 90 million pounds price tag on their star winger, who is a potential replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United.
Fergie had the last word on Ronaldo's Real Madrid transferJune 12th, 2009 LONDON - Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson is reported to have had the last word in the Ronaldo-Real Madrid transfer saga. According to the Daily Express, the club's owners gave Fergie the sole vote on whether to cash in on his star player.
Real Madrid hoping to net Ronaldo, Kaka and RiberyMay 30th, 2009 LONDON - Florentino Prez, who is expected to return as president of the Spanish soccer club Real Madrid Monday, is highly optimistic about Cristiano Ronaldo moving to Bernabu. Prez, who is hoping to be back at the helm of affairs of Real Madrid, talked not only of the "agreement" between Ronaldo and Real Madrid but also the possibility of Kaka and Franck Ribry joining the Spanish club this summer, reports the Guardian.
Chelsea bid for Bayern Munich's Franck RiberyMay 28th, 2009 LONDON - Chelsea is locked in talks to sign Bayern Munich ace Franck Ribery for 43-million pounds. According to The Sun, the two clubs are believed to have agreed to the fee and Blues are now thrashing out terms with the 26-year-old French international midfielder.
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